Chapter 1223: Jiaoren Kingdom, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han?

"God said that the sky and the earth are black and yellow, and the universe is vast... Those who obey the gods will ascend to the red kingdom of God and enjoy peace and beauty forever. Those who disobey the gods will sink into the endless abyss and turn into solid gold and stone, and their souls will never be freed! .You must believe in my god Huitzilopochtli, who has infinite power, from the past to the future, and controls all existence until the end!"

"The king's order, the land award for military promotion: Descendants of warriors, trained militiamen, tribal bannermen, and strong serfs, as long as they pass the examination and selection, can join the kingdom's legions and become young warriors. On the battle battlefield, young warriors capture and kill the enemy. One person was promoted to the first level of warrior. Two more enemies were captured and killed, and he was promoted to the second level of warrior. He was granted 20 acres of land and one serf. He was promoted to the third level and granted 100 acres of land and 5 serfs. After killing twelve people, you will be promoted to the fourth-level senior warrior, and you will be granted 240 acres of land and 12 serfs... From the fourth-level warrior to the next level, you will be promoted to the military nobility, and you will be granted 800 acres of land, and you will be promoted in sequence..."

The clanging sound of hammers floated in the iron smelting yard, echoing the sound of steel. In the simple wooden house, the bonfire roasted the whale baleen, outlining the power of the flames. Beside such iron and fire, the monk Watanabe Masumi stretched out his left hand, pinched the kingdom paper book he finally got with his four remaining fingers, and read carefully line by line, word by word.

"Samurai are divided into four levels, and they are promoted successively by military merit until they become nobles. Craftsmen are also divided into four levels. The highest master craftsman is equivalent to the military noble... Both warriors and craftsmen must participate in the divine war and fight for the gods. !…”

These paper books were obviously printed, and the text format was very strange, all from left to right. The entire text is based on Chinese, with some unique new words added, and rare sentence readings added to each sentence. However, with clear sentence breaks, the writing becomes much easier to understand. The kingdom's politics, religion and military revealed between the lines made Monk Watanabe frown, confused and silent.

"O Lord God! O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! This is really strange... It's really strange! Isn't this military merit conferment of land and titles the expanded system of the Qin Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty in the history books? And the powerful princes who established various royal bloodlines are like Mengyuan or Zhouzhu? ... As for this kind of belief in the solemn god of black birds, it is more powerful than Tantric Buddhism, I have never seen it..."

"Ancestor of the Genji! Such a prosperous, prosperous and populous lake kingdom has gunpowder and bronze cannons, countless gold and silver, and endless food, but it does not have mature iron tools. It still uses bronze. Era! Just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of the Tang Dynasty two thousand years ago, or the Shuai Sheng King era a thousand years ago?…"

"And most of the farmland and villages I saw along the way were cultivated with stone farm tools and built with wooden houses and shacks. Only the temples and palaces in the city were built of stone, which were exceptionally tall and majestic. The large population of the entire kingdom was divided into those of the sacred bloodline. Clan, the warriors who fight for the clan, the tribesmen who belong to the clan, and the slaves who work and work... The appearance of this clan kingdom with divine surnames is also like the Shang and Zhou Dynasties in the Tang Dynasty, or the clan period when each tribe built ancient tombs... Not bad! Isn’t that towering temple pyramid just like the ancient tomb of the divine clan? It’s just more spectacular, taller and grander!…”

"However, such a powerful lake kingdom has established a county system and obeys the Mexica Alliance, which is said to be even more powerful... And in the most magnificent lake capital in the legend, there is a supreme god-king and a high priest who rules over the god-king. The group and the group of ministers came to decide the major conquests in the world! ...Why do I feel that this has become the Qin and Han Dynasties with the legal system of the Tang Dynasty, or the royal government period after Dahua...Then the group of high priests and the group of ministers are not gods? The king’s divine officials and political officials?…”

When Monk Watanabe read these public scriptures and laws, he felt that his IQ was not enough and his head turned to paste. How did these Jiao tribes 20,000 miles east develop such strange political, religious and military systems?

"Lord God! What a strange, powerful, and incomprehensible Jiaoren tribe!... How did they use artillery while still farming with stone tools? How did they maintain the expansion system of Qin and the places of Shang and Zhou? The princes, the central government of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the monotheistic belief in the Xuanniao of the Shang Dynasty? ...What the hell is this? Are these people the same as ours? It was formed by the continuous fusion of tribes that have been moving eastward, but they still use stone tools for farming!…”

Monk Soldier Watanabe rubbed his head in distress, even picked up a short stick and hit his forehead three times. Unfortunately, he did not have the peerless understanding of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, nor the night-time teachings of the Fifth Patriarch Hongren. He could not see the reason behind this dream at all, so he could only sigh helplessly and give it up!

"Hey! ... Anyway, in this vast and rich land of Jiaoren, the noble ones who can really make the decisions are the legendary 'god kings', the 'lord kings' of the kingdom in the lake, and the 'big names' of the clans in various places. They!…”

"God bless me! If I want to seek development, go further, and return to my family... I must seek the support of these noble people! The gold and silver wealth in the hands of these noble people is much more than that of Ashikaga Shogun. I'm afraid It can be compared with the extremely rich Ming Dynasty! And the number of warriors and ships of the Jiaoren Kingdom is not inferior to that of the Ashikaga Shogun of the Shogunate! As for the land occupied by the Jiaoren tribe, it is 20,000 miles from east to west, north and south, if I had not made this trip myself. , I can’t imagine it at all!…”

Monk Soldier Watanabe thought silently, awe flashed in his eyes for a while, greed flashed for a while, and vision for the future emerged for a while. He is a true descendant of the martial arts family! How could his knowledge and understanding of the martial arts be comparable to those of the captured Korean sailors and those ignorant Ezo samurai? No one knows better than him! No one can understand the vast distance, vast territory, and vast wealth of the Jiaoren tribe better than him! And these Jiao people had no shortage of wealth or land, so why did they follow the divine revelation and sail 20,000 miles to the far north? …

"Guidance from the Lord God! The Jiaoren priest said that it was to follow the divine revelation and find fellow Jiaoren people in the Western Continent! And the so-called divine inspiration, the so-called search for the western tribes, aside from the terrible and mysterious prophecies, what is the purpose? what?…"

"Ah! Enlightenment from Manjushri Bodhisattva! Those who practice samadhi should only focus on one practice and practice samadhi, which is the principle of calming the mind and observing the truth..."

Monk Soldier Watanabe lowered his eyes, crossed his legs and recited silently. At this moment, in his mind, he tried hard to visualize a golden Buddha statue holding a sword, which was the "Miaojixiang Manjusri Bodhisattva" who was the most wisdom. As a monk soldier of the Tiantai Sect's Miao Court, he was of course very familiar with the enshrined Bodhisattva. And when he recited the scriptures of Manjushri Bodhisattva, the confusion in his mind gradually calmed down. He vaguely, gradually, seemed to have figured out the real purpose of abusing people!

"Witness the Lord God! These Jiaoren priests favored Sukeichiro who knew how to raise horses, Datani who knew how to blacksmith, Jin Shanshu who knew how to build ships, and Pu Shunfan who knew how to make sails, and then let the remaining people go to farm and grow the rice and rice we brought. Beans...Ah! I understand! I am afraid they went to the west to obtain various products that they do not have, to obtain craftsmen who can produce various goods, and to obtain skills that are not available here or have been lost..."

Thinking of this, Monk Bing Watanabe's eyes suddenly lit up, and like lightning, thousands of thoughts emerged in an instant. He thinks he understands! He knew what the Jiao people leaders wanted!

So, as a sword-wielding martial artist, how can he please his followers and gain their support? If he doesn't want to die here and wants to return to his hometown in Kyushu...how can he navigate this road that is filled with difficulties, thousands of miles, and coexisting with risks and opportunities? …

"Goods, craftsmen and skills...gold, ships and warriors...huh?!...hmm!!..."

Monk Bing Watanabe lowered his head, crossed his legs, and thought for a long time like an old monk in meditation. It wasn't until the firewood in the fire pit burned out and the last crackling sound was heard that he seemed to be suddenly frightened and opened his eyes faintly, revealing the murderous intention of a martial artist.

"Buddha! Master asked me to let go of the past and gave me the Dharma name Watanabe Masumi. I need to have a clear mind before I can cross over to the other shore... Now, I'm afraid I can't get to the other shore of liberation! This old karma of killing, this Greed, anger, and foolish desires are numerous in my heart, giving rise to endless illusions..."

"O Lord God! I can no longer be clear and cross the river!...I have come to this day and come to this land of the Lord God that clings to people...I have no choice but to pick up the killing karma I put down and exchange it for my real name... Ryuzoji Iehiro!”